'Laser attacks' on planes increase
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Your support makes all the difference.Aviation officials have warned of a surge in the number of laser attacks on planes after nearly 2,000 such incidents were reported in the UK last year.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed that a total of 1,909 incidents in which lasers were deliberately aimed towards aircraft occurred in 2011, compared with 20 in 2005.
"It's a serious problem and has been getting worse over the last three years largely due to the availability of lasers on the internet," a spokesman said.
Heathrow was the worst affected, with 153 incidents.
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